A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 161 km NNE of Lautoka, Fiji (100 miles) on Thursday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:55:05 / 12:55 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/12/18 / 2018-12-13 00:55:05 / December 13, 2018 @ 12:55 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 177.7881° East, latitude -16.1924° South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us2000iv1a. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000iv1a.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 161 km NNE of Lautoka, Fiji.
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